NEGST Team Meeting 1-5-08

Dear Team,

Thank you for all your prayers and emails regarding the situation in Kenya and those suffering people. Our team will meet tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 9:00 as planned for training, but we will begin with a discussion on the status of the trip. If you can not attend the meeting (like Ed), then please call in at 9:15 for the conference call (1-888-725-8686 conference ID 4587320# ). We plan to make a final decision on Friday, January 11th, and let you know. GCC is in touch with our contacts at NEGST and Niarobi Chapel to monitor criteria and questions below.

Here is our agenda:

Update on facts and questions. Criteria for decision and options regarding Mission Trip to Kenya.

Feedback from teammates.

Prayer for God's leading and people of Kenya.

Team Breakout for VBS & computer training.

See the other items in the previous email below.

FYI: Here is a summary of the decision criteria and questions:

Can we stay the whole time at ISAR (housing) at NEGST (seminary), instead of with host families, so we are not a burden to them (already housing the homeless in this crisis)?
Would we be a distraction or a help to NEGST students at this time? (Note: NEGST has postponed classes one week to begin 1-14-08.)

Do ISAR and NEGST have or expect a shortage of food, water, fuel, and would we be a drain on their supplies?

Would our mission trip be a better service to Niarobi Chapel in distributing humanitarian aid, than to NEGST (VBS & computer training)?

Can our ground transportation company give us safe transportation around the "hot spots" from the airport to NEGST, to the safari, and back to the airport?

Has or does our airline (NWA) cancelled any flights to Niarobi because of safety?
Is postponing the trip to use the airline tickets later (fee of $250) an option for the schedule of people at NEGST and the mission team?